Stephen is a senior developer at Wordfence, where he tries to frustrate attackers by helping to secure WordPress sites. During his time cleaning infected websites, he gained an appreciation for clever malware, layered obfuscation, and Harry Potter passages. When he’s not writing code or looking at malware, he can be found practising lock-picking and studying for his ethical hacker certification.
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My Year on the Front Line, Cleaning Infected Sites
In this talk he will share stories from the more memorable sites he cleaned (names changed to protect the innocent), including revealing his all-time favourite WordPress malware, and the epic tale of the persistent attacker that almost thwarted the Wordfence team completely. Scattered throughout will be tips and ideas to help protect your site from …
October 6, 2019 at 10:00 am AEDT in Room 1Intermediate, Security & Performance